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• UK scientific expertise supports first high-resolution fossil coral record of environmental data off Hawai’i

  Date: 22 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/hawaii-coral

  UK-based scientist from the University of St Andrews and scientific operators from the British Geological Survey and the University of Leicester...

• Fossil fuel burning leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals

  Date: 8 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/coral-pollutant

  New study involving the University of Leicester identifies carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in corals

• Carbon monitoring mission using Leicester expertise ready for launch

  Date: 5 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/microcarb

  National Centre for Earth Observation scientists based at University of Leicester and University of Edinburgh are leading the UK science for...

• Major research investment into national land use transformation

  Date: 16 Jan 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/land-use-net-zero

  University of Leicester and The James Hutton Institute are co-leading a transdisciplinary hub looking to bridge the gap between science and policy...

• Fire, flood, winds and earthquakes: satellite imagery reveals damage wrought by changing climate

  Date: 7 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-satellite-imagery

  Earth observation scientists in Leicester release new series of images that paint a picture of our climate vulnerability, released to coincide...

• How Leicester is driving the move from climate talk into climate action

  Date: 6 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-talk-action

  Professor Sarah Davies, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering at Leicester, discusses the importance of COP28 and...

• Leicester’s commitment to sustainability leads to world rankings rise

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/qs-sustainability-rankings

  The University of Leicester has shot up more than 100 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the...

• £1.5m funding to create ‘Digital Twin’ model to reduce methane emissions

  Date: 4 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/methane-tropical-wetlands

  A ‘Digital Twin’ for methane emissions from tropical wetlands will be supported by funding to Dr Robert Parker from the University of Leicester...

• Tackling the climate crisis from space: Leicester puts quality data at the forefront of COP28 agenda

  Date: 28 Nov 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cop28-space-climate

  Three University of Leicester experts will attend COP28 in Dubai to show the value of space technology in tackling climate change

• Space Park Leicester and NCEO launches Earth image competition in celebration of COP28

  Date: 17 Nov 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/spl-image-competition

  In celebration of COP28, Space Park Leicester in collaboration with the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is hosting a competition open...